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JOIN OR DIE” Film & Discussion-presented by Braver Angels, Crossing Party Lines, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (NY – Long Island Alliance/Crossing Party Lines – Long Island, Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk)
May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
THIS IS A PAID EVENT. $10 cash will be collected at the door to help defray costs of screening and to pay the filmmakers.
The Long Island Alliance of Braver Angels and the Long Island Chapter of Crossing Party Lines have formed a partnership to support their mutual mission of political depolarization. A film-discussion program on May 7th, 2025 @7pm has been scheduled at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Bay Shore. “Join or Die,” a documentary, features social scientists and civic and political leaders discussing the “half-century story of America’s civic unraveling” and making an argument for how to address our democracy’s present crisis.
About The Film
Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly… What can we do about it? (USA, 2024, 99 min., color, DCP)
Post-Screening Discussion
We will follow the film with a structured discussion moderated by co-hosts Swati Srivastava (Crossing Party Lines) and Herb Lape (Braver Angels). This promises to be entertaining, stimulating, and motivating—if a bit sobering at the same time.
Local Focus: South Shore of Long Island
** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
